IT'S BEEN QUITE A WHILE SINCE DRIVERS IN ALBUQUERQUE HAVE SEEN THE PRICE OF GAS ACTUALLY GO UP. BUT THAT'S THE CASE THIS WEEK. AAA NEW MEXICO SAYS THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF GAS IN ALBUQUERQUE ROSE ONE CENT, NOW AT 1-75. THAT'S STILL WELL BELOW THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE OF 1-86.
THE NATIONAL AVERAGE REMAINS ABOVE 2-DOLLARS A GALLON, AT 2-04. IT'S FOUR CENTS LOWER THAN LAST WEEK.
